Garment bagger



` the supporting rod. K Thefluid is .conducted "Patented Febl 10511931' vCHARLES GYGVI,"onnonronkpvrnernnr; 7 y

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, :l l0f meansvhereby the bagging of a'garment may be facilitated Without dangerof tearing or soiling thelgarinent. V A Y `Anotherobject is to provide anovel supportfor the'y garment Which Will holdit in' 10 position for convenient bagging andvvhich may readilyberetractedfrom theisupporting positionafter the garmentv hasv been bagged7V Without theoperator takinghis hands off the Y bagged garment.

Y 15 The device by'vvhich the above." objects are Vaccomplished preferably comprises a verti- V cal Vpipe or'cylinder'closed at its ends and' having apertures in boththe upper and lovver closures., the upper aperture serving .for the` protru'sion of va supporting rod therethrough7 the rod being slidablymounted in the cylinlderand having a'piston at its loWerend. Thev l iloWer aperture servingas a port through which compressed air, steam or other'gas may ybe admitted to the cylinder for -f elevating Y Yto the port by a suitable valve-controlled conduit,vand a means may be provided for latching the piston inthe upper reach of its path Y YA further object of the invention is to pro# of travel.

vide means for simultaneously operating the valve control -for the conduit and the latchingmeans.

Further objects and advantages ofthe in-y pended claims. Y f Y The single vievv in the accompanying dravvf ings illustrates invvertical sectionthe mounting of an embodiment of my invention in thel floor of a building. Y Y

Y Describing my invention as embodied in the drawings, and referring to the parts by refa building in which the vcylinder 1l' is suitably mounted and by which it is supported vention will appear from the following speci# fication, and will be incorporated 1n the yap- Y erence numerals, 10 designates the ioor'of y V12 secured to ori-forming apart of the cyl?"i inder.V v'The cylinder is capped at both ends Yisprovided 'at itsflovv'er.endvvithapiston 38 a'sj shown at 13 andllfgthe'lcaps being prefer-ff' Y ablythreadedgthereto, vas at-' 15 arid-16,'y for i' removal in' case any of the internal partsv should getoutofrepair. :Both ofsaid'caps are aperturedias atl 17k and18','theaperture 1-7 l serving as port A throughfWhichfcm Y pressed air maybe'admit'ted to'thejinterior ofthe cylinder thrulfglil conduit,y vvhiclh bein theA nature .ofa pipe' -19and may-'be' may be connectedfvvith anyl source offluidiun f derl pressureysuchas acompr'e'ss'ed airf-ta'nk'l l (not shovv'n, since it constitutes-'no'partv ofthe present inveauon); A ehrotuevaivejae my be. Aplaced in the inlet` 'pipe'iv 21 .for irian'ually` ,reguiatingthelowzoffluid, andvaivs 24am;- 1 '5 25 may v be `provided respectivelyk in branches f beof the butteriiy or any other suitabl'e'typeifor cutting off the flow of fluid through the respective branches, f The valves are preferably larranged V,to operatev simultaneouslyiri opposite directions; "S0 that Wheii'o'ne is closed theother Willbe'open and tobe' actuated by a colnrhon/operatiirig'means asfthe treadlevv 26.# The treadle 26,-' asf shown,4

is `sli'dably'mounted yin a :guidingftube 27'- se-,

elevated position by'fa spring QSres'ting'at its end-againsta Vfiange29 on. the tube and so d 'against a shoul'derSO onthe treadle respec` Y tion ofthev rack'v to the gearsandthe 'gears tothe valves -is such' that', -vvhen'4 the treadle isu depressed,` the valve 25 controlling the r ex- ""Arod 36k is provided tolserve/.as y' its upper `end acrotch or hook 37 'from which fa :coat hanger 'orjth'e like-may be suspended,

uponvvhichthe'garment'is draped. v'Therod i iet" n The lusual stuffing' boX 43 is arranged in cap 14 to prevent leakage of vair or other vfluid through aperture 18.- vA leverv44is pivotedto the'side der 11-as' at45, and hasztwo arms-46 and47 at rightangles tol each other, the latter being adapted-normally to: lie )alongside of the cylinder and isfprovided withja lug` or detent 48 extending through an l,aperture 49 in the cylinder, to providea support for weight-39,

Y ofthe treadle 26.1-

which will-prevent premature depression of the lrod 36 shouldithe uid'pressure for any reason become ineffective. "The arm 46*` of" ,this lever preferably Projects `laterally ,fIQm thefcylind'er soetha-t",its outer endrwll rest under 4and in the pathgof. travelfof the head The bags50 for useinsaclring garments, t

- maybe conveniently supported above thev up-y v y permeach of hooky 37 ,jasatg 51, onfa rod or the vlikefand may bei drawn by hand over the garment when suppltedon the rod36,

The operation of thedevice is as follows: f The valve`23 isset for theeflow of fluid` Y signature. Y i

inthe drawings. The hangerbeing inthe meantime held in the'hands of the operator, the rod V-36 willin'V this manner be electively withdrawn from the garment and from the bag.

- VIt will be understood thatthe present deviceis only illustrative of my invention and4 that I may vary the mechanieal arrangement"- thereof within thescope of the appended claims.

'-1.`Agarment bagger including a cylinder,

der, afm'emberA 'connected with the rod and slidable in the :.cylinder, a latch adapted to project into the cylinder imposition lto hold the rodfin raised ,position andoot operated means for'releasingsaid-latch;`

2. ,A 1 garment baggerinoluding a ,cylinder, a Arod vertically slidable arrially ofthel e cylinder, a member connected with the rodV and'slidablein the cylinder, a latch Vac lapted 'loY y '75Y Having described my invention, what` I claim. is:

@vertically siidabie rQaaXiauy of the @yimtoprojecft into thecylinder in positionto hold the rod raised position, v footyoperated means forreleasingthe latch and anbag sup'- pOrt above the v upper limit of-said-rod,

-e In e testimony l whereofl vIherebyY afx my r j CHARLES? evera through pipe 21 and valve 24 isnormally.

open and valve 25 closed. fUnder theseconditions rod 36'willbe held raised underfluid pressure in thedotted line position, orin-position vfor hanging thegarmentthereon.'` The detentl 48 :will hold the rod in this raisedV position against lowering prematurelyshould Y the compressed fluid fail or vaccidently es- Y l cape, lor whenl the 1 said fluid is exhausted.

Thus the machine will ,not berendered .useless when the fluid system is'nout of commission, as the rod 36may be raised andlowered by hand.l The lower face of the detent 48 is beveled as shown at 52,' so that themember 39 may ride thereover when moving upward.l W'hen a sack has been drawn onto the gare ment, the) same Vwith its'hanger 'may be grasped :by the operator, and-V the treadlej26 depressed by his foot, whereupon valver24 will be closed and valve 25 opened, preventing the escape of fluid yfrom the reservoirand u allowing that in cylinder 11 to escape through branch lpipe 22. yllVhen; the `treadlef26 approaches the lower vlimit ofitstravelit Vwill contact with .the end of arm 46 offthe lever Y 44'7 depressing the-same ,and consequently releasingk the plunger 38 on rod 36, allowing! Vitto gravitate under thefintluenc'e of weightl j 'Y @the lowe Vfor/.full line position shown? 

